Modern Rheumatology, Volume 24, Issue 2 (2014)

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Review Article

Review Article
The role of leukotrienes in immunopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
Bahman Yousefi, Farhad Jadidi-Niaragh, Gholamreza Azizi, Fatemeh Hajighasemi & Abbas Mirshafiey
Pages: 225-235
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforThe role of leukotrienes in immunopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (597.3 KB)
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Original Articles

Case Report
Association of dietary intake with joint space narrowing and osteophytosis at the knee in Japanese men and women: the ROAD study
Shigeyuki Muraki, Toru Akune, Yoshio En-yo, Munehito Yoshida, Sakae Tanaka, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kozo Nakamura, Hiroyuki Oka & Noriko Yoshimura
Pages: 236-242
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforAssociation of dietary intake with joint space narrowing and osteophytosis at the knee in Japanese men and women: the ROAD study | Full Text | References | PDF (283 KB)
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Outcomes of knee arthrodesis following infected total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective analysis of 8 cases
Kota Watanabe, Takeshi Minowa, Shintaro Takeda, Hidenori Otsubo, Takuma Kobayashi, Hideji Kura & Toshihiko Yamashita
Pages: 243-249
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforOutcomes of knee arthrodesis following infected total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective analysis of 8 cases | Full Text | References | PDF (295.6 KB)
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Development and evaluation of a video exercise program for locomotive syndrome in the elderly
Hiroshi Hashizume, Noriko Yoshimura, Keiji Nagata, Nobuyuki Miyazaki, Yuyu Ishimoto, Ryoko Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Oka, Hiroshi Yamada & Munehito Yoshida
Pages: 250-257
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforDevelopment and evaluation of a video exercise program for locomotive syndrome in the elderly | Full Text | References | PDF (573.4 KB)
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Remission in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis by tocilizumab treatment in routine clinical practice: results from 3 years of prospectively registered data
Yasuharu Nakashima, Masakazu Kondo, Takaaki Fukuda, Hiroshi Harada, Takahiko Horiuchi, Takashi Ishinishi, Hiroshi Jojima, Koji Kuroda, Hisaaki Miyahara, Masayuki Maekawa, Hiroaki Nishizaka, Ryuji Nagamine, Hitoshi Nakashima, Takeshi Otsuka, Eisuke Shono, Eiichi Suematsu, Takashi Shimauchi, Tomomi Tsuru, Ken Wada, Shigeru Yoshizawa, Seiji Yoshizawa & Yukihide Iwamoto
Pages: 258-264
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforRemission in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis by tocilizumab treatment in routine clinical practice: results from 3 years of prospectively registered data | Full Text | References | PDF (355.7 KB)
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Frequencies of circulating IL-17-producing CD4+CD161+ T cells and CD4+CD161+ T cells correlate with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis
Jinlin Miao, Jiejie Geng, Kui Zhang, Xueyi Li, Qiang Li, Cuicui Li & Ping Zhu
Pages: 265-570
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforFrequencies of circulating IL-17-producing CD4+CD161+ T cells and CD4+CD161+ T cells correlate with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (563.7 KB)
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Silica exposure is associated with an increased risk of developing ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis in an Asian population: evidence from the Malaysian MyEIRA case–control study
Abqariyah Yahya, Camilla Bengtsson, Per Larsson, Chun Lai Too, Amal Nasir Mustafa, Nor Aini Abdullah, Nor Asiah Muhamad, Lars Klareskog, Shahnaz Murad & Lars Alfredsson
Pages: 271-274
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforSilica exposure is associated with an increased risk of developing ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis in an Asian population: evidence from the Malaysian MyEIRA case–control study | Full Text | References | PDF (165.9 KB)
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Efficacy and safety of reducing duration of infliximab infusion
Shunsuke Fukuyo, Kazuyoshi Saito, Kunihiro Yamaoka, Norifumi Sawamukai, Shintaro Hirata, Masao Nawata, Shigeru Iwata & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 275-280
Published online: 11 Oct 2013
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of reducing duration of infliximab infusion | Full Text | References | PDF (815.6 KB)
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Long-term clinical and radiographic results of cementless total hip arthroplasty for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: minimal 10-year follow-up
Isao Matsushita, Yuji Morita, Yoshiaki Ito, Hiraku Motomura & Tomoatsu Kimura
Pages: 281-284
Published online: 05 Nov 2013
AbstractforLong-term clinical and radiographic results of cementless total hip arthroplasty for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: minimal 10-year follow-up | Full Text | References | PDF (241.5 KB)
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Retrospective study of salazosulfapyridine in eight patients with rheumatoid arthritis on hemodialysis
Yuji Akiyama, Yusei Sakurai, Yuji Kato, Eiichi Furuta & Toshihide Mimura
Pages: 285-290
Published online: 04 Nov 2013
AbstractforRetrospective study of salazosulfapyridine in eight patients with rheumatoid arthritis on hemodialysis | Full Text | References | PDF (303 KB)
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Article
Gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Yasushi Miura, Koji Fukuda, Toshihisa Maeda & Masahiro Kurosaka
Pages: 291-295
Published online: 05 Nov 2013
AbstractforGastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (394.7 KB)
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Article
The FCRL3 −169T>C polymorphism might be associated with some autoantibody presence in patients with SLE in a Polish population
Piotr Piotrowski, Margarita Lianeri, Edyta Prokop, Mariusz Wudarski, Marzena Olesińska & Paweł P. Jagodziński
Pages: 296-299
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforThe FCRL3 −169T>C polymorphism might be associated with some autoantibody presence in patients with SLE in a Polish population | Full Text | References | PDF (179.3 KB)
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Article
Validation of the 2010 histopathological classification of ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis in a Japanese single-center cohort
Masaru Togashi, Atsushi Komatsuda, Mizuho Nara, Ayumi Omokawa, Shin Okuyama, Kenichi Sawada & Hideki Wakui
Pages: 300-303
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforValidation of the 2010 histopathological classification of ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis in a Japanese single-center cohort | Full Text | References | PDF (256 KB)
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Article
Assessment of the Birmingham vasculitis activity score in patients with MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis: sub-analysis from a study by the Japanese Study Group for MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis
Wako Yumura, Shigeto Kobayashi, Machi Suka, Taichi Hayashi, Satoshi Ito, Hiroko Nagafuchi, Hidehiro Yamada, Shoichi Ozaki & for the JMAAV Study Group
Pages: 304-309
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforAssessment of the Birmingham vasculitis activity score in patients with MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis: sub-analysis from a study by the Japanese Study Group for MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis | Full Text | References | PDF (637.5 KB)
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Article
Increased serum concentration of BAFF/APRIL and IgA2 subclass in patients with mixed connective tissue disease complicated by interstitial lung disease
Toshiyuki Kaneko, Hirofumi Amano, Shinya Kawano, Kentaro Minowa, Seiichiro Ando, Takashi Watanabe, Soichiro Nakano, Jun Suzuki, Shinji Morimoto, Yoshiaki Tokano & Yoshinari Takasaki
Pages: 310-315
Published online: 07 Nov 2013
AbstractforIncreased serum concentration of BAFF/APRIL and IgA2 subclass in patients with mixed connective tissue disease complicated by interstitial lung disease | Full Text | References | PDF (408 KB)
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Article
Autoantibodies against complement C1q in patients with Behcet’s disease: association with vascular involvement
Iman H. Bassyouni, Sherif Gamal, Roba M. Talaat & Ibrahem Siam
Pages: 316-320
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforAutoantibodies against complement C1q in patients with Behcet’s disease: association with vascular involvement | Full Text | References | PDF (348 KB)
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Interleukin-1-related genes polymorphisms in Turkish patients with Behçet disease: a meta-analysis
Jun Zou & Jian-Long Guan
Pages: 321-326
Published online: 05 Nov 2013
AbstractforInterleukin-1-related genes polymorphisms in Turkish patients with Behçet disease: a meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (572.6 KB)
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Article
Evaluation of Tp-e interval and Tp-e/QT ratio in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Gurkan Acar, Hikmet Yorgun, Mehmet Fatih İnci, Murat Akkoyun, Betul Bakan, Alper Bugra Nacar, Imran Dirnak, Gozde Yildirim Cetin & Orhan Bozoglan
Pages: 327-330
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforEvaluation of Tp-e interval and Tp-e/QT ratio in patients with ankylosing spondylitis | Full Text | References | PDF (214.9 KB)
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Elevated miR-29a expression is not correlated with disease activity index in PBMCs of patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Jinxian Huang, Guoxiang Song, Zhihua Yin, Xiuxia Luo & Zhizhong Ye
Pages: 331-334
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforElevated miR-29a expression is not correlated with disease activity index in PBMCs of patients with ankylosing spondylitis | Full Text | References | PDF (369.2 KB)
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Effects of infliximab treatment in terms of cardiovascular risk and insulin resistance in ankylosing spondylitis patients
Emine Duygu Ersozlu Bozkirli, Emre Bozkirli & Ahmet Eftal Yucel
Pages: 335-339
Published online: 05 Nov 2013
AbstractforEffects of infliximab treatment in terms of cardiovascular risk and insulin resistance in ankylosing spondylitis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (174.6 KB)
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Discrepancy in bone mineral densities at different skeletal sites in hip osteoarthritis patients
Kunihiko Okano, Masako Ito, Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Makoto Osaki, Hiroshi Enomoto & Kazumasa Yamaguchi
Pages: 340-342
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforDiscrepancy in bone mineral densities at different skeletal sites in hip osteoarthritis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (155.8 KB)
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Article
Prevalence of low back pain as the primary pain site and factors associated with low health-related quality of life in a large Japanese population: a pain-associated cross-sectional epidemiological survey
Koji Yamada, Ko Matsudaira, Katsushi Takeshita, Hiroyuki Oka, Nobuhiro Hara & Yasuo Takagi
Pages: 343-348
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforPrevalence of low back pain as the primary pain site and factors associated with low health-related quality of life in a large Japanese population: a pain-associated cross-sectional epidemiological survey | Full Text | References | PDF (238.5 KB)
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Case Reports

Case Report
Amyloid A amyloidosis in a Japanese patient with familial Mediterranean fever associated with homozygosity for the pyrin variant M694I/M694I
Tadashi Nakamura, Kiyoshi Migita, Yukio Ando, Hirokazu Takaoka, Hitoshi Suzushima & Naoki Shiraishi
Pages: 349-352
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforAmyloid A amyloidosis in a Japanese patient with familial Mediterranean fever associated with homozygosity for the pyrin variant M694I/M694I | Full Text | References | PDF (406.6 KB)
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Case Report
An elderly woman with peripheral spondyloarthritis with aortitis
Hirofumi Shoda, Kaoru Morita, Hiroko Kanda, Keishi Fujio & Kazuhiko Yamamoto
Pages: 353-356
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforAn elderly woman with peripheral spondyloarthritis with aortitis | Full Text | References | PDF (390.6 KB)
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Case Report
Successful treatment of rectal ulcers in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus using corticosteroids and tacrolimus
Shinjiro Kaieda, Teppei Kobayashi, Mariko Moroki, Seiyo Honda, Kentaro Yuge, Hiroshi Kawano, Keiichi Mitsuyama, Michio Sata, Hiroaki Ida, Tomoaki Hoshino & Takaaki Fukuda
Pages: 357-360
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforSuccessful treatment of rectal ulcers in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus using corticosteroids and tacrolimus | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Case Report
Favorable outcome with hemoperfusion of polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column for rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia associated with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis: report of three cases
Hidenori Ichiyasu, Yuko Horio, Shinsuke Tsumura, Susumu Hirosako, Yasumiko Sakamoto, Shinya Sakata, Kei Nakashima, Taiyo Komatsu, Keisuke Kojima, Aiko Masunaga, Kazuhiko Fujii, Naoki Saita & Hirotsugu Kohrogi
Pages: 361-365
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforFavorable outcome with hemoperfusion of polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column for rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia associated with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis: report of three cases | Full Text | References | PDF (438 KB)
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Case Report
Inflammatory myopathy associated with statins: report of three cases
Klara Kuncova, Marie Sedlackova, Jiri Vencovsky, Herman Mann, Michal Tomcik, Laszlo Wenchich & Josef Zamecnik
Pages: 366-371
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
AbstractforInflammatory myopathy associated with statins: report of three cases | Full Text | References | PDF (592 KB)
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Letters

Letter
Ulcerative colitis is not a rare complication of Takayasu arteritis
Ryu Watanabe, Tomonori Ishii, Kyohei Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Shirai, Hiroshi Fujii, Shinichiro Saito & Hideo Harigae
Pages: 372-373
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
CitationforUlcerative colitis is not a rare complication of Takayasu arteritis | Full Text | References | PDF (139.3 KB)
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Letter
Successful treatment of skin fistulas in systemic sclerosis patients with the combination of topical negative pressure therapy and split-thickness skin grafting
Ikko Kajihara, Masatoshi Jinnin, Saori Yamada, Asako Ichihara, Takamitsu Makino, Toshikatsu Igata, Shinichi Masuguchi, Satoshi Fukushima & Hironobu Ihn
Pages: 374-376
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
First Page PreviewforSuccessful treatment of skin fistulas in systemic sclerosis patients with the combination of topical negative pressure therapy and split-thickness skin grafting | Full Text | References | PDF (680.4 KB)
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The clinical characteristics of juvenile-onset systemic sclerosis in Japanese patients
Yuri Hatta, Minoru Hasegawa, Takashi Matsushita, Yasuhito Hamaguchi, Manabu Fujimoto & Kazuhiko Takehara
Pages: 377-379
Published online: 05 Mar 2014
First Page PreviewforThe clinical characteristics of juvenile-onset systemic sclerosis in Japanese patients | Full Text | References | PDF (148.6 KB) | Supplemental
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